Our People
At May Road School, we actively seek vibrant and community focused staff to continue to build the strong whānau links that exist within the community and school partnerships.
Senior Leader Team
Our Staff
Lynda Stuart
Principal
Beth Noakes
Deputy Principal
Auvasa Auva’a-Key
SENCO
Denise Murray
Administration
Hafsah Musa
Executive Officer
Elaine Crew
Librarian
Rearna Hartmann
Tīma Mārama Class Teacher
Aamel Rahmati
Tīma Mārama Class Teacher
Mary Maxwell
Te Motu Hawaiki Class Teacher
Arina Kumar
Te Motu Hawaiki Class Teacher (Pūriri Team Leader)
Lagi Jenkins
Lumana'i Iva Class Teacher
Irene Koonwaiyou
Lumana'i Sefulu Class Teacher/Sports co ordinator
Sophia Schuster
Lumana'i Sefulu Tasi Class Teacher - Bilingual Samoan Class
Cia Tokuma
Tīma RāClass Teacher
Meryl Ulugia-Pua
Kaiwhare Class Teacher (Kauri Team Leader)
Ulrike Matthews
Kaiwhare Class Teacher (ICT Team Leader)
Emily Cater
Teacher/Reading Recovery
Nerra Lealiifano-Tamarua
Reading Recovery Teacher(Bilingual Samoan Team Leader)
Chris Stuart
Part Time Teacher
Paulia Frost
Learning Assistant
August Cowley- Lupo
Learning Assistant
Sili Tualima
Learning Assistant
Sau Papali’i
Learning Assistant
Salome Tavake
Learning Assistant
Geri Williams-Durham
Learning Assistant
Jonathan Laban
Learning Assistant
Ben Westerlund
(PHN)
Public Health Nurse
Sevai Tolovae
Learning Assistant
Razan Al-Odeh
Learning Assistant
Mose Tuiali'i
Learning Assistant
Sean Ween
Property Manager
Renee Comber
(SWIS)Social Worker in SchoolsOur Board of Trustees
Our Trustee Election day was 6th September 2022.
Api Cowley-Lupo
Jo Rose Kerrison
Amavi Mey
Meryl Ulugia-Pua
Staff Representative
Tapuni Sanelivi
Rachael Tuisaula
Jonjon Cowley-Lupo
Board of Trustees Election 2022
About our Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees is the governing group of the school. It is made up of elected parents, staff representative, the Principal, and any members co-opted by the Board.
The Board’s job is to:
Formulate and monitor the policies that the school will operate under.
Oversee the maintenance of the school’s buildings and grounds.
Oversee and approve expenditure.
Approve staff appointments and act on personnel issues within legal requirements.
Monitor the effectiveness of the school’s service.
The Board of Trustees is elected every three years. The new Board was elected took office on 13th September 2022. The Board welcomes feedback from other parents, and welcomes people to attend its monthly meetings, which are on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m.
Spotlight on the Board of Trustees
Each month following our Board of Trustees meeting we will be including some information in the newsletter to inform you about what is happening at the meetings.
We have recently had some training and the points covered were related to the Board of Trustees roles.
Some key messages:
The Board has a responsibility to govern the school effectively.
The Principal is a member of the Board of Trustees and there is also a staff representative. This is important as we all work in partnership. The primary concern of the Board is student learning and they ensure that all Board policies, practices and plans are focused on high levels of student achievement.
The Board meets once a month for a full Board of Trustees meeting. This is a public meeting and anyone from our community can attend. During each month there are also sub-committee meetings for property, community planning, finance and policies.
Our Board is committed to representing the parents’ and community voice.
Board Documents
NZSTA STAnews JulyAugust 2020_web.pdf